Most Armenian respondents opposed closure of Metsamor NPP

ArmInfo.Most Armenian respondents opposed the closure of the Metsamor NPP, as evidenced by  the results of a survey conducted by the consulting company MPG under the title "Not ara, but a king!".  

During the survey, participants  were informed that the RA government is currently considering two  options for energy security: either modernizing the existing NPP by  2036 or closing it and constructing American small modular nuclear  reactors in its place. The respondents were then asked which option  they preferred. 

The results showed that 63.7% of respondents favored the  modernization of Metsamor. 25.5% preferred the construction of  modular reactors, and 10.7% found it difficult to answer.  Note that  the survey was conducted through making telephone calls to residents  of the Republic of Armenia from October 24 to October 30 of the  current year, the sample size was 1100, with a sampling error of +/-  3%.